Harvard coulda been undefeated this year.
Harvard's five losses this season came by a total of 18 points.
18 points. That's six field goals. Or three touchdowns without the extra points. Get those points back, and you've got yourself an undefeated season.
Harvard shoulda been undefeated this year.
With a strong senior class, including several Harvard record holders like Menick, linebacker Isaiah Kacyvenski and wide receiver Terence Patterson, Harvard had the institutional memory from its 1997 Ivy championship campaign, the hunger boiling over from last year's disappointing 4-6 (3-4 Ivy) finish and the desire to win one more for the departing players.
But the chips just didn't fall for the Crimson. The players made the big plays to keep Harvard in the games, but they just couldn't make the plays that would have won them.
Harvard woulda been undefeated this year.
In the third week of the season, Harvard lost to Colgate, 24-21, on a last-minute field goal. One more Harvard offensive score and the game would have been at least a tie.
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